But the commanders conceded that their primary aim had been to impress the guerrillas as much as to kill them.

"True enough," the commander conceded, raising the esani flower to his nose and gently breathing in its fragrance.

But many American commanders, usually in private, concede that the Iraqi forces are not up to scratch.

"You didn't do a badjob in that asteroid belt," the commander conceded.

A8 American commanders concede that they are far from quelling an increasingly sophisticated insurgency.

But there was little progress today, commanders conceded.

Chechen commanders conceded today that they had lost ground in Grozny and the mountains.

But there was little engagement today, the commanders conceded.

The commander, however, conceded there had been instances of what he described as "irregularities."

The commander frowned at the mage's arrogant manner but conceded the necessity.